Chapter 36

Heating and Air-

Conditioning Systems
 Heating System Design
• Heater core
• Thermostat
• Heater control valve
• Blend doors
• Heater hoses
• Climate controls
Heat Absorption Principles
• States of matter
• Liquid
• Solid
• Gas
• Latent heat
• Sensible heat
• Latent heat of vaporization
• Latent heat of condensation
Heat Absorption Principles
(con’t.)
• Heat transfer – from high heat to less heat
• Convection
• Radiation
• Conduction
• Evaporation
• Humidity
 Air-Conditioning
Refrigerants
• Global warming – green house effect
• CFCs – chlorofluorocarbons
• Ozone layer depletion
• Montreal Protocol – 1987
• Recovery and handling licenses for
technicians – 1993
• Refrigerant 134a replaced R-12 – 1994
• Alternative refrigerants
 Refrigeration System
Operation
• Temperature measurement
• Pressure measurement
• Pressure/temperature relationships in closed
systems – increased temperature causes
increase in pressure and vice versa
• Pressure effects on boiling points
• Altitude effects on boiling point
 Refrigeration System
Operation (con’t.)
• Absorbing heat
• Evaporation – evaporator
• Reducing humidity
• Compressing the heated vapor
• Compressor
• Compressor clutch
• Transferring refrigerant heat to outside air
• Condenser
• Expansion – pressure drop
 Air-Conditioning System
Parts
• Flow control devices
• Thermostatic expansion valve (TXV)
• Orifice tube
• Air-conditioning compressor
• High side – discharge
• Low side – suction
• Superheat
• Compressor lubrication
• Muffler
 Air-Conditioning System
Parts (con’t.)
• Accumulator or receiver dryer
• Dessicant
• Receiver dryer – high side
• Accumulator – low side
• Evaporator
• Icing controls
• Thermostatic switch
• Pressure cycling switch
 Air-Conditioning System
Parts (con’t.)
• System switches
• Ambient temperature switch (35ºF)
• Low-pressure cutout switch
• High-pressure cutout switch
• Pressure relief valve
• WOT cutoff switch
• A/C control switch
 Heating and Air-
Conditioning Controls
• Manual A/C systems
• Semiautomatic A/C systems
• Automatic A/C systems
• Computer-controlled blend doors
• Sunload sensor
• Ambient temperature sensor
• Pulse width modulation